Castle ward · Leicester. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 62% here, compared with 29% across Leicester (32.5 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 8.2% here, compared with 26.7% across Leicester (18.5 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 37.9% here, compared with 26.8% across Leicester (11.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Castle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
10,503 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 10,749 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Castle ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 869 mapped crimes in September 2024; 943 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castle
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
869
60
October 2024
931
100
November 2024
921
108
December 2024
920
103
January 2025
868
117
February 2025
835
108
March 2025
900
121
April 2025
867
113
May 2025
947
148
June 2025
945
90
July 2025
865
123
August 2025
881
117
September 2025
775
120
October 2025
852
111
November 2025
833
111
December 2025
899
94
January 2026
914
133
February 2026
809
134
March 2026
908
155
April 2026
878
98
May 2026
856
104
June 2026
891
113
July 2026
945
114
August 2026
943
112
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
3,469
shoplifting
1,673
public order
1,598
other theft
938
criminal damage arson
643
drugs
578
vehicle crime
411
burglary
317
bicycle theft
216
theft from the person
208
robbery
191
possession of weapons
145
other crime
116
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
